Acting
Eric Idle
- Titles
- 119movies55TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2018, busiest in 2006 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 32top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Monty Python's Flying Circus92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor5.9average 2.0
- Satire & Parody6.0average 2.3
- Physical Comedy6.1average 2.5
- Situational Comedy6.0average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.5average 3.7
- Pop Culture4.3average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Fantasy3.2average 1.8
Rarely in their work
- Psychological2.9, average 5.6
- Contemporary Realism2.5, average 5.2
- Melancholy2.1, average 4.7
- Tension3.9, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 9
- British Comedy 6
- Family-Friendly 6
- Slapstick Humor 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Witty Dialogue 5
- British Humor 4
- Sketch Comedy 4
- Meta-Humor 4
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Absurdist Comedy 3
- Historical Parody 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
John CleeseActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, At Last the 1948 Show, +20 more
Michael PalinActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Do Not Adjust Your Set, +18 more
Graham ChapmanActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, At Last the 1948 Show, +17 more
Terry GilliamActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +17 more
Terry JonesActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Do Not Adjust Your Set, +16 more
Neil InnesActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Do Not Adjust Your Set, Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, +3 more
Carol ClevelandActorLife of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live (Mostly), +2 more
Ian MacNaughtonDirectorMonty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
John Du PrezWriterMonty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Wind in the Willows, Monty Python Live (Mostly), What About Dick?, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Ricky FataarActorCan't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food, Yellow Submarine Sandwich- JJohn HalseyActorCan't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, The Admiral: Pub, Drums and Food, Yellow Submarine Sandwich
Leslie NielsenActorThe Nutcracker and the Mouseking, Pirates 4-D, Pirates: 3D Show
Movies and TV shows
202010s
5 titles ¡ average score 68
Original Story
73
Writer, Director
75
as The Piano
72
as Baritonish / Stan / Loretta / Bob Dylan / Ben
2000s
3 titles ¡ average score 50
as Mr. Cheeky, Stan aka Loretta, Harry the Haggler
50
as Melvin/Dirk McQuickly/Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
Original Story
1990s
3 titles ¡ average score 45
62
as Pierre
as Pierre
27
as Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
1980s
4 titles ¡ average score 75
78
as Various Roles
80
as Various Roles
66
as Narrator
1970s
5 titles ¡ average score 84
84
as Mr. Cheeky / Stan 'Loretta' / Harry the Haggler / Culprit Woman / Warris / Intensely Dull Youth / Jailer's Assistant / Otto / Lead Singer Crucifee
83
as Dirk McQuickly/The Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
88
as Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / First Swamp Castle Guard / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard
83
as Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook
